U.S. Secretary of State to visit Middle East as concerns over violence escalate
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank this weekend, the State Department announced Thursday.
Egypt
Archaeologist hails possibly oldest mummy yet found in Egypt
The 4,300-year-old mummy was found at the bottom of a 15-metre shaft near the Step Pyramid at SaqqaraEgyptologists have uncovered a Pharaonic tomb near the capital, Cairo, containing what may be the oldest and most complete mummy yet to be discovered i…
Cooperation on Climate Is Emerging in the Middle East
After the Abraham Accords, partnerships between companies in Israel and Arab countries have led to the kinds of initiatives that will be on the Davos agenda.
Egypt president warns of ‘very difficult’ times as inflation rises
Egypt continues to battle surging inflation amid a dramatic slide of its currency and price hikes, the country’s statistics bureau has reported. President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi described the situation as “very difficult”, urging people to trust his adm…
Norwegian cargo ship refloated after running aground in Suez canal
Egyptian authority says vessel was towed away for repairs after briefly disrupting traffic in vital waterwayA Norwegian-owned cargo ship briefly ran aground in the Suez canal before being refloated and towed away, according to the Egyptian authority ru…
Egypt buys CH-47F Chinook helicopters from the US
Egypt has purchased new Boeing CH-47F Chinooks to modernize its fleet of heavy-lift cargo helicopters. According to a press release from U.S. aerospace and defense company Boeing, the U.S. Army has awarded the company a contract to produce 12 new CH-47…